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Local News
| NEWSFLASH: Harrison Temple Gets Judge's Blessing |
| The proposed LDS Temple in Harrison, New
York is one step closer to reality after a New York judge overruled
the Harrison Zoning Board of Appeals. acting state Supreme Court
Justice Peter Leavitt ordered the board to grant a variance to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friday that allows the
Church to build the 53-foot-tall Temple. Buildings in the town are
generally restricted to 30 feet. |
| Nauvoo Temple Brings New Tension to City |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
and the city of Nauvoo have a long history together. Unfortunately,
some of that history is very painful and awakens troubled memories
for all concerned. However, like it or not, it's time for round two
of the "Meet the Mormons" in the city of Nauvoo. |
| LDS Church Takes Idaho's Surplus Potatoes for the Needy |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
has developed a plan to aid needy people in the United States and
abroad and help Idaho potato growers. The fall 2000 potato crop was
so good that farmers took 10% off the market in an attempt to
stabilize prices. A surplus of potatoes is good news for consumers --
the price goes down -- but if you're a farmer, it means your hard
work won't make enough to pay the bills. |
| Elder M. Russell Ballard rededicates McDonald Building |
| Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presided
over ceremonies rededicating the Howard S. McDonald Building on the
Brigham Young University campus today (March 13). |
| Devotional: Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf |
| Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, a member of the First
Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, spoke about the transitions of earthly life Tuesday at the
weekly Ricks College devotional. |
| Original Thomas E. Ricks organ back at college one more time |
| A trip to a local antique shop ended in the
retrieval of a piece of Ricks College history. Two Ricks art teachers, Gerald Griffin and Matthew Geddes of Rexburg, who often go antiquing, found the organ that belonged to Rexburg
founder Thomas E. Ricks in the Main Street Antique Mall in Rexburg.
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Other Local News
| Historic Jacksonville LDS Chapel Renovated |
| JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA -- The first LDS chapel in Jacksonville,
Florida, built in 1925, has been renovated by the Jacksonville Junior
League, which is using the building as its headquarters. The
renovation restored the building's splendid Georgian Revival
structure, including its huge bay windows with copper guttering,
chandeliers that are replicas of those in the White House,
hammered-tin crown molding and a clay tile roof.
The building was designed by Joseph Don Carlos Young, the youngest
son of Brigham Young, based on plans sent to him by L. H. Brimhall
from Georgia. The building, which has a New England meeting style
auditorium has national and local historic designation. The Junior
League will make the building available as a community meeting place
for other individuals and groups at a low rental. |
First Coast Community: Junior League renovation
Jacksonville FL Times-Union 14Mar01 D1
By Charlie Dixon |
| Church Discourages Big Missionary Send-offs |
| SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Concerns about the congestion created in the airport by large family contingents, who often crowd around both
arrival and departure gates, have prompted The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints to ask its members in the Intermountain West to
either say their goodbyes elsewhere or to voluntarily limit the
number of well-wishers. In a letter from Elder Boyd K. Packer of the
Quorum of the Twelve dated Feb. 9, recently read from the pulpit in
some local wards, the church said, "Families are discouraged from
traveling to the Salt Lake International Airport for missionary
departures. However, if a family feels a need to see a missionary
after having sent him or her to the MTC (Missionary Training Center
in Provo), they are requested to limit the group to only the
immediate family members and to be considerate of other patrons at
the airport." |
Goodbye to big send-offs
Deseret News 14Mar01 D1 |
Say 'Bye to Big Airport Send-Offs: LDS members asked to scale back throngs for missionaries
Salt Lake Tribune 14Mar01 N1
By Peggy Fletcher Stack: Salt Lake Tribune |
| At BYU Devotional Elder Ballard Says Women's Role in Church Vital |
| PROVO, UTAH -- Speaking at Tuesday's BYU Devotional, Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told BYU
students that Women have divine roles in the Church. "Does the Lord
respect women? Do women matter to the Lord? Yes. The answer is a
resounding yes." Women have divine roles as wives, mothers,
counselors and friends, he said.
But Elder Ballard also said that women who don't marry or have
children also have gifts that are needed in the church. "Motherhood
and fatherhood are not the only measure of goodness or of one's
acceptance before the Lord. . . . My earnest plea and prayer is
that young men and women will understand that our sisters have always
been vital and integral to the work of the Lord." |
Women's vital role in church hailed
Deseret News 14Mar01 D3 |
Elder Ballard speaks on role of women
BYU NewsNet 13Mar01 D3
By Erin Smith: NewsNet Staff Writer |
| BYU Struggles With How to Get Diverse Student Body |
| PROVO, UTAH -- H. Nolan Reed, dean of students at BYU, told BYU's
Daily Universe that BYU needs to cultivate an ethnically and
culturally diverse population. "But, not just so we can say 'Look how
diverse we are,'" Reed said. BYU needs to have cultural diversity
throughout the university so students can learn from each other. But
Reed admits that creating a diverse student body at BYU is difficult
because multicultural scholars are highly recruited and offered
scholarships by many schools.
BYU has two programs to recruit students from a wide variety of
ethnic backgrounds, The Vision Quest program sends successful
multicultural students to weekend assemblies of high school students
and their parents to tell prospective applicants about the advantages
of BYU. And the SOAR, or Summer of Academic Refinement, program helps
introduce multicultural students to the different activities and
majors that interest them. |
BYU aims to diversify fairly
BYU NewsNet 13Mar01 D3 |
| Mormon Muffin pins soon back in stock |
| OGDEN, UTAH -- Five days after a news story on the "Mormon Muffin"
collectible pin's upcoming release hit the newsstands, the pin was
sold out. But because response was so overwhelming, pin-makers are
planning to produce a slightly different version of the pin, but
still featuring a nutty, sweet bran muffin on a "golden plate," in
reference to the Book of Mormon's origin. Mormon Muffins are a
signature bakery item at The Greenery Restaurant at Rainbow Gardens,
the gift emporium at the mouth of Ogden Canyon. Collectible food pins
commemorating the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, like the
Mormon Muffin pin, have become a major fad in Utah. |
Mormon Muffin pins soon back in stock
Ogden UT Standard-Examiner 13Mar01 D6
By Amy Schoon: Standard-Examiner staff
Olympic collector's item sold out fast, but new one on the way |
| BYU NewsNet Reports Ghana Temple Groundbreaking In Error |
| PROVO, UTAH -- An article in today's BYU Daily Universe claimed that the groundbreaking for the Accra Ghana Temple was to occur today.
Quoting a BYU student whose father is a stake president in Ghana, the
Universe claimed that the groundbreaking would happen today. However,
Nick Literski, editor of a widely-read temple website, reported this
evening that LDS Church construction officals say the Universe story
is in error. |
Ground breaking for temple in Ghana
BYU NewsNet 15Mar01 D1 |
| Ballard named president of Oakdale Stake |
| OAKDALE, MINNESOTA --Pediatric ophthalmologist Evan Ballard has been called to be the president of the newly-formed Oakdale Stake of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Ballard, 51, will
preside over approximately 3,000 members of the church in several
congregations in the east metropolitan Twin Cities, as well as in Red
Wing, Hudson, Menomonie, Eau Claire and a Spanish-speaking
congregation in Minneapolis. |
Ballard named president of Oakdale Stake
Dunn co MN News 16Mar01 D1 |
| USU Hoops Player on "Mormon" Logan |
| GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA -- USU point guard Bernard Rock, a
non-Mormon native of New York City gave a very direct answer to
Sun-Times columnist Telander when asked what it was like moving to
'Mormon Logan' to go to school. Rock had attended a boarding school
in Mayer, Arizona and a junior college in Texas, but said that going
to Logan was still "Culture shock." But Rock still manages to get
tattoos, "They have a place in Ogden," he says. |
Big day for little guys
Chicago Sun-Times 16Mar01 D6
By Rick Telander: Sun-Times Columnist |
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